System and method for permitting sterile operation of a sedation and analgesia system

a sedation and analgesia system technology, applied in the field of medical systems, can solve the problems of increased number of personnel needed to perform a medical procedure involving anesthesia, difficulty in providing sterile instruments within the surgical field, and wound infections

Inactive Publication Date: 2004-02-19
SCOTT LAB
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Even with all this preparation and attention to sterilization, a significant percentage of surgical procedures result in wound infections.
A contributing factor to the contamination of many medical environments lies in the difficulty of providing sterile instruments within the surgical field that may be touched by clinicians without contaminating the patient.
Non-anesthetist practitioners performing medical procedures are generally precluded from participating in the operation of anesthesia systems due to this complexity, which often results in an increase in the number of personnel that are necessary to perform a medical procedure involving anesthesia.

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[0024] FIG. 1 illustrates a block diagram depicting one embodiment of the present invention comprising sedation and analgesia system 22 having user interface 12, software controlled controller 14, peripherals 15, power supply 16, external communications 10, remote output 11, patient interface 17, and drug delivery 19, where sedation and analgesia system 22 is operated by user 13 in order to provide sedation and / or analgesia to patient 18. A sedation and analgesia system 22 is disclosed and enabled in commonly assigned and co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09 / 324,759, filed Jun. 3, 1999 and incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. Embodiments of user interface 12 are disclosed and enabled in commonly assigned and co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10 / 285,689, filed Nov. 1, 2002 and incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

[0025] The sedation and analgesia system of application Ser. No. 09 / 324,759 includes a patient health monitor device adapted so ...

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Abstract

The present invention relates to the sterile operation of a sedation and analgesia system. The present invention provides a sedation and analgesia system that can be operated by clinicians involved in medical procedures within a sterile field without contaminating the sterile field. For a variety of systems, the invention provides a sedation and analgesia system that may be accessed within a sterile field by a clinician involved in a medical procedure.

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[0001] This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. .sctn.l19(e) to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60 / 378,045, "System and Method for Permitting Sterile Operation of a Sedation and Analgesia System," filed May 16, 2002, which is hereby incorporated by reference.[0002] Not ApplicableREFERENCE TO A "MICROFICHE APPENDIX"[0003] Not Applicable[0004] 1. Field of the Invention[0005] The present invention relates, in general, to the sterile operation of medical systems and, more particularly, to the sterile operation of sedation and analgesia systems.[0006] 2. Description of Related Art[0007] A sedation and analgesia systems has been developed to provide patients undergoing painful, uncomfortable or otherwise frightening (anxiety inspiring) medical or surgical procedures with a means for receiving sedative, analgesic, and / or amnestic drugs safely in a way that reduces the risk of overmedication whether or not a licensed anesthesia provider is present. Using significant advances...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A61B5/00A61M5/00A61B5/11A61B19/08A61LA61M5/172A61M16/00A61M16/01A61M16/06A61M31/00G16H20/17G16H40/67
CPCA61B5/1106A61M16/0672A61B19/081A61B2560/045A61B2562/247A61M5/1723A61M16/0051A61M16/01A61M2202/048A61M2230/30A61M2230/432A61M2230/435G06F19/3418A61B2505/05A61B5/4821A61B46/10A61M16/021G16H40/67G16H20/17
Inventor HICKLE, RANDALL S.
Owner SCOTT LAB
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